Sporting jacket



Jan. 17, 1939. J. ARoNsON SPORTING JACKET Filed June 11, 1938' JulIllllllllII/f iff/9.5

INVENTOR. acob 3. G-ronon www L ATTORNEYS FIS.

Patented Jan. 17, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 5 Claims.

My invention relates to a garment having on the side panel thereof anopening which serves both as a pocket for the garment and also as ameans lfor folding up the garment to provide a 5 simple handy foldedself-contained package-` More specifically my invention relates to asport jacket with a three ply side panel having a transverse opening onthe inside controlled by a slide fastener which opening provides a handyinner l pocket for the jacket and at the same time provides a meanswhereby the garment can be simply and easily folded and turned aboutitself so that the inside of the inner pocket provides the outside of aself contained package for carrying the garl ment.

Foldable jackets have been suggested, but primarily these factors havebeen concerned with an opening in the back panel. Such constructions Ihave found decidedly deficient both from the standpoint of appearance,utility and comfort. First from the standpoint of appearance, they havea bulge in the back and a sagging that de tracts from a garment of thistype. Secondly, the opening lacks, for all practical purposes, any

utility other than its use in folding up the garment. Thirdly, theposition of the closure members in the rear panel makes for discomfortin that in leaning or sitting the closure members are pressed againstthe body of the wearer.

It has also been suggested that a combination garment and carrier bagcan be made by using a transverse opening in the head piece into whichthe garment can be folded. The opening in this instance also serves as acap. But these combi- :13 nation garments and carrier bags of the priorart have, as pointed out, deficiencies which make their practicalacceptance by the trade diicult.

I have conceived of a novel construction of a combination of a jacketand vcarrier bag which Ln) provides certain new and unexpected featureswhich I shall now describe. In the side panel of this jacket such as asports jacket, I provide three plies of material. Between the outer twoplies there is formed a pocket which serves as an outside pocket for thejacket. -Between the inner two plies there is also formed a pocket overwhich is secured a slide fastener. In a jacket of this nature a pocketlocatedv in the side panel is of great utility, and, in addition to thisordinary utility of the pocket, this particular pocket constructionserves the function of acting as the outside of a carrier bag into whichthe entire garment fits when folded. The folding is simply effected bylaying the sleeves on the back of the garment, folding over the otherside panel onto the back, then folding the side panel with the slidefastener onto the back of the garment on top of the Aother side panel,and rolling up the garment so formed, and finally turning the innerpocket referred to inside out and thereby engaging the garment within acarrier bag. The slide fastener is operable from both the inside and theoutside so that it can function as a pocket closure and also as aclosure member for the carrier bag. m

In addition, my construction has the additional feature of a secured andspaced portion of material such as buckram or other suitable semi-stiffmaterial which gives to the pocket a certain transverse strength thathas been found of great l5 utility. For example, when a metallic slidefastener is employed, there is a tendency for the pocket to sag becauseof the weight of the fastener. This is eliminated by the buckram orsimilar transverse reinforcing piece. Similarly, when 20 sporting goods,such as fishing tackle, are carried in thispocket, this reinforcingpiece acts to support the pocket and also to provide a retaining memberfor material carried in the pocket.

In addition to these functionsthis transverse 23 reinforcing piece isadapted to act, when the jacket is rolled up and this pocket turnedinside out, as a carrier handle for the self-contained jacket.

It is, therefore, an object of my invention to .'20 provide acombination garment and carrier bag in which there is an openingtransversely disposed on the side of the garment.

It is another object of my invention to provide a novel combinationgarment and carrier bag wherein the garment has on the inside of theside panel a pocket and transverse opening which is adapted to be turnedinside out to provide the outside of a carrier bag for the garment.

It is a further object of my invention to pro- 'm vide a sports jackethaving an inner side pocket 'with a transverse opening controlled by aslide fastener having an inside and outside handle, which inner pocketmay be employed as the car- 45 rier means for the jacket.

It is still another object of my invention to provide a sports jacketwith an inner pocket into which may be disposed a reinforcing piece thathas the dual function of acting as a support for 50 the pocket and ahandle for the carrier means which the pocket provides.

These and other `objects of my invention will become apparent from thedescription which fol-- lows in connection with the drawing, in which:55

Figure l is a front view of the jacket of my invention.

Figure 2 is a front view of the jacket of my invention with the sidepanel open to show the novel construction of the inner pocket.

Figure 3 is an enlarged view of the inner pocket construction of myinvention. l

Figure 4 is a cross section taken along the line 4-4 of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a perspective showing the jacket folded up and containedwithin itself.

Figure 6 is a perspective of the bag with a carrier handle attachedthereto.

Referring now more specifically to the drawing, in Figure 1 is shown ajacket l with the side panels 2 and 3 and the slide fastener 6 by meansof which the jacket can be opened and closed. In the side panels 2 and 3are pockets 4 and 5.

In Figure 2 the side panel 2 is turned openV showing the inner ply 1 ofthe side panel 2. In the lower portion of this inner panel is asuperimposed ply of fabric 8. The slide fastener I0 comprises a sliderun I I secured to the strip I2 and a slide run I3 secured to the stripId. The strip I2 is secured to the fabric 'l while the strip I4 issecured to the fabric 8. The handle I5 of the fastener has an inner gripI6 and an outer grip Il. Disposed within the ply 8 and secured theretois a reinforcing piece of material 20 which may be of buckram or likematerial.

From the construction set forth it can be seen that the pocket 4comprises the outer ply 9 of the side panel 2 and the middle ply lthereof. On the inner side of the panel 2 the lower part of the ply 'land the ply 8 form at the same time the utility pocket and the carrierbag, aT shown in Figures 5 and 6.

In Figure 4 the cross section shows clearly the relative position of thecomponent parts of my side panel construction.

This novel construction which has been particularly described provides asimple assembly that embodies little added cost of materials to theconventional sport jacket construction and yet provides certain decidedadvantages and novel results that have hitherto been found impractical.Thus, instead of a useless cumbersome back opening I have provided acombination of an extremely useful side pocket with a means for carryingthe garment.

Further, in the side pocket I have provided a reinforcing means that isof great utility both as a support for the pocket when carrying a loadand also as a retaining means for hanging things on in the pocket. In-addition to these factors, this reinforcing and retaining member alsoprovides a carrying means for the bag.

Although I have described this reinforcement means which serves as acarrier member, it is to be understood that the jacket may beconstructed without such carrier or reinforcement means as shown inFigure 5.

The proper folding of the jacket is accomplished by spreading the jacketface down with the panels and arms outspread. The arms are then foldedover on to the back of the jacket and the panel 3 turned back also onthe back of the jacket. Thereupon the panel 2, containing the transverseopening, is folded back upon the panel 3. The jacket is then rolled fromthe top down so that the slide fastener I0 lies on the outside of theroll. When the roll is complete, the ply 8 is folded over the roll sothat the slide runs Il and I3 meet and the inner handle I6 of the slidefastener pulls across to close the opening forming the package shown inFigure 5.

As can readily be seen, this method of folding is entirely logical andsimple, whereas the constructions of the prior art presented moreinvolved problems. My novel combination jacket and carrier means isdecidedly superior from the standpoint of commercial advantages inaddition to the wearing advantages enumerated. Its simple constructionis economical. The operations are relatively few. Further, the jacketfrom the standpoint of appearance is not conspicuously unusual, whichinsures more ready consumer acceptance. That is, the inner pocket, whichmay be on one or both sides, provides either one or two inside pocketsof decided utility in addition to the foldable features which have beenbrought out.

An important structural difference between the present jacket and otherjackets with simple inside pockets resides particularly in the slidefastener which extends over the entire width of the side panel. This isa necessary feature to provide the proper folding of the garment.Further, the slide fastener must be such that it can operate both fromthe outside, and when reversed, from the inside. Another important itemis the seam construction as set forth whereby an entire finished bagappearance is presented when -the garment is Wrapped up as shown inFigure 5. This is accomplished by having a finished bottom seam betweenthe plies I and 8 and at the sides thereof. This is particularly sobecause of the manner in which the strips I2 and I4 which carry thesides of the slide fastener are secured to the inside of the garment.The combination of these factors provides that When the garment iswrapped up and folded in the bag there are no outwardly turned rawseams.

I claim:

1. A coat or the like in combination with means for carrying the foldedgarment in the form of a bag comprising a side panel comprising a middleply, and an outer ply and an inner ply co-terminous with said middle andouter ply at the bottom of said panel; slide fastener closure means onthe top of the inner ply; a strip carrying cooperating slide fastenerclosure means secured adjacent to and above the inner ply, the stripbeing secured to the middle ply; the inner ply and the closure meansthereon extending the entire width of the panel; a pocket formed be'-tween the outer ply and the middle ply; said pocket extending the entirewidth of said side panel, the middle ply and the inner ply forming aninside pocket in normal wear of the garment and a carrier casing for thegarment when it is folded up.

2. A coat or the like in combination with means for carrying the foldedgarment in the form of a bag comprising a side panel comprising a middleply and an outer ply and an inner ply coterminous with said middle andouter ply at the bottom of said panel; slide fastener closure means onthe top of the inner ply; a strip carrying cooperating slide fastenerclosure means secured adjacent to and above the inner ply, the stripbeing secured to the middle ply; the inner ply and the closure meansthereon extending the entire width of the panel; the outer ply and themiddle ply forming a pocket; a reinforcing piece extending transverselybetween the inner ply and the middle ply to maintain the pocket againstsagging and further act as a carrier handle when the garment is foldedup; the garment when folded being carried in a carrier casing formed bythe inner ply and the middle ply of.

the side panel.

3. A jacket adapted to be folded and integrally carried in the form of abag comprising a back section and side sections, at least one sidesection having a ply of material secured to the inside of the section,slide fastener closure means at the top/of the ply of material forclosing and securing the top of this inner ply to the side section, thesides and bottom of the ply being stitched to the side section, thebottom of said ply being coterminous with said section, the inner plyand slide fastener closure member extending transversely across the sidesection, the inner ply and side section forming a pocket during thenormal wearing position of the jacket and providing a carrier casing forthe jacket when it is folded up.

4. A jacket adapted to be folded and integrally carried in the form of abag comprising a back section and side sections, at least one sidesection having a ply of material secured to the inside of the section, aslide fastener closure means at the top of the ply of material forclosing and securing the top of this inner ply to the side section, theslide fastener having two pulling handles so that it can be operatedfrom both normal and reversed positions, the sides and bottom of the plybeing stitched to the side section, the bottom of said ply Abeingco-terminous with said section, the inner ply and slide fastener'closure member extending transversely across the side section, theinner ply and side section forming a pocket during the normal wearingposition of the jacket and providing a carrier casing for the jacketwhen it is folded up', the seams between the inner ply and the sidesection being folded to conceal raw edges both in the normal position ofthe jacket and also in the reversed inside out position of the pocket.

5. A coat or the like in combination with means for carrying the foldedgarment in the form of a bag comprising a side panel comprising a middleply, and an outer ply, and an inner ply coterminous with said middle andouter ply at the bottom of said panel; a slide fastener closure means onthe top of the inner ply; a strip car-- rying cooperating slide fastenerclosure means secured adjacent to and above the inner ply, the stripbeing secured to the middle ply; the inner ply and the closure meansthereon extending transversely across the panel; the middle ply and theinner ply forming an inside pocket in normal wear of the garment and acarrier casing for the garment when it is folded up.

JACOB I. ARONSON.

